Fruit jar holder



Dec.'23, 1941.` A. sKARAbzlNSKl ETAL 2,267,049

FRUIT JAR HOLDER Filed oct. 5, '1959 Patented Dec. 23, 1941 FRUIT JAR HGLDER Anthony Skaradzinski, Stephen Skaradzinski, and Ray Locke, Detroit, Mich.

vAppiication October 5, 1939, Serial No. 298,024

(C1. VS1-3.3.)

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a canning utensil and has particularly to 'do with a arl holder which is used in home canning.

Several attempts have been made to provide a jar holder which may be used coi'rvefniently by the housewife to hold canning jars for the purpose of filling them and also 'tightening on the seal caps. An object of the `presi-nit 'invention is to provide a jar holder which will accommodate itself to any sized jars by the novel application of an adjustable mechanism.

A further object of the invention relates to the locking adjustment mechanism which is easily manipulated. An .additional object of the invention has to do with the novel lining for the holder which adjusts itself to various sizes and shapes of jars and which cooperates with the locking mechanism to permit simple construction thereof.

A further .object of the invention has to do with the novel .design of .a base for supporting a holder and novel attachment of the .side element thereto so that the device may be adapted to the use of jars of varying dimensions. Another 'object of the invention has -to do with a novel bottom design which insulates the hot jar .from the table on which it is supported.

Other Vobjects and features of the invention having to do with details of construction and operation, will -be brought out in the following description and claims.

In the dra/tiling: v

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the jar holder.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on vthe lines 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. `3 is a section taken on the lines 3--3 vof Fig. 2 showing the vdetails of the locking mechanism.

' Fig. 4 is 4a section Fig. 3. Y

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified clamp for the lining of the jar holder.

Fig. 6 illustrates an insert 'which is to be used in `the holder for according v.smaller sized jars.

Referring to Fig. l, a table surface is shown at I0 and resting on the surface is the base :of a jar holder. This base consists of a short cylinder I-I closed at its 'upper end and provided at the lower end with an outwardly extending ange I2. A pad member I3 is fastened to the ange I2 to provide a protecting element for the surface of the table I0. A U-shaped clamp I4 has one parallel leg fastened to the base cylinder II and through the other parallel leg extaken on the lines 4-4 of tends a screw member I'5 for clamping the device at the edge lof a supporting table.

Surrounding the base cylinder II and extending upwardly therefrom is a cylindrical split shell 2i). This split shelL'having facing ends 2|, and 22, is fastened to the base cylinder II at Vspaced points 23 adjacent the lower edge of the cylinder and the end 2I. -The fastening means may be rivets or screws or spotwelding. The remainder of the split shell is free to expand or contract around the base cylinder IIY and the outer flange I2 of the base will afford support for the lower edge of the shell. The inner surface of the shell '20 is lined with ya fairly thick sponge rubber 24 which is shaped to reach to the' top `of the base cylinder Il, as shown in Figs. l and 3. This lining may be fastened to the shell 20 by split rivets 25 or -by a modified type of fastening means .shown in Fig. 5. This fastening means consi-sts of gan' L.shaped member having one portion 216 spot-welded tothe shell 20 and having the other leg of the L split into members 21A and 28 and tapered to a point. These members 2'! and 28 may be pass-ed through the lining and then spread in different directions and pressed into the lining lto hold the same close to the shell.

The ends 2l and 22 of shell 23 are Aarranged to be drawn together or moved apart by a toggle clamping arrangement. A bracket 3U extends radially from the shell 20 at a point adjacent the end 2| and in this bracket is pivotally mounted the end of a lever 3|. A toggle connecting member 32 is pivoted at a split end 33 to the lever 3l. 'The other end of the member 32 is fastened to a connecting band 34. This connecting band 34 passes'into a recess which is for-med by an annular pressed out portion 35 on the end 22 of the shell 270. This recess 35 is enlarged at its entrance end as shown at 33, and an opening 31 is providedl to receive the band 34. It will be seenthat the lining member 24 Vforms one'wall of the recess completed by the portion 35. Within the enlarged portion 36 `of this recess is found a locking means which permits adjustment of the band 34 within lthe recess. This locking means consists essentially Aof two elongated plates 38 and 39 mounted in parallel relationship and spaced to provide an opening 4l)V plates are held by a screw 45. The top end of the spring 42 is fastened to a shaft 45 extending through the shell and provided with a knob 41. Mounted on the spring member 42 is a stud 48 which passes through the apertures 4| provided in the plates 38 and 39. When the spring member 42 is in the position shown by the full lines in Fig. 3, it will be seen that it passes through an aperture in the band 34. The band 34 is provided with apertures at spaced intervals throughout the length thereof so that it may be locked in a recess 35 in any one of a plurality of positions. If it is desired to release the band,

the knob 41 may be pressed inwardly and as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, the stud 48 will be withdrawn from the aperture in the band 34 so that the band may be moved in the recess 35. The release of the knob 41 will cause the spring 42 to return to its position parallel with the plates 38 and 39. This return will be affected b-y the resilience of the spring member 42 and by the resilience of the lining member 24 which is formed of sponge rubber. It will be further seen that due to the fact that the lining member 24 is resilient, the spring member 42 may be pressed in without disturbing the lining. f

With the band 34 locked in its proper position, a-jar 55 may be placed on the top of the base cylinder Il within the lined shell 20. The toggle clamp 3l `may then be moved to its full line position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 so that the shell 20 will be drawn `around and clamped on the jar. The toggle arrangement of the lever mounting will hold the shell in position until the lever 3| is pivoted away from the shell at which time the shell will be expanded to permit removal of the jar. The resilience and compressibility of the sponge rubber, which is preferably about three-eighths of an inch thick, will allow for any small variations in the'dimensions of a jar being held. Large variations may be compensated for by shifting the position of the connecting member or band 34 in the recess 35. In this way the jar holder may be used to hold what are known as standard Mason jars of the one quart or two quart size. It is also possible to use the device for smaller jars by the use of an insert 56 shown in Fig. 6. This insert is preferably formed of the same material as the lining 24 and is simply` dropped intothe retaining shell 20 before the small jar is placed therein.

With the use of the above described jar holder it will be seen that hot fruit jars which have just been sterilized in boiling `water may be clamped conveniently withoutdiscomfort to the hands. In addition, these jars may be filled with hot material and the cover clamped thereon. The hollow base cylinder Il is specifically provided so that a dead air space will form an insulating chamber between the hot jar and the surface on which the jar holder is supported. This dead air space is contained within the cylinder and closed by the'pad I3 extending over the base flange I2.

. We claim:

1. A jar holder, comprising a base with means for fastening it to a support and a split cylindrical shell open at both ends forming the vertical walls of said `holder and fastened at one end of the lower edge of said shell to said base, a lining in said shell, an adjustable means for expanding or contracting said shell to clamp or release a jar comprising a lever pivoted at one of the split edges of said shell, and a connecting member pivoted at one point to said lever and fastened at another point to the other split edge of said cylindrical shell, said connecting member comprising a bifurcated portion extending to each side of said lever and having a band portion extending into an annular recess in said shell, said band portion having apertures, and

a locking means for said band portion comprising a spring member vertically mounted and fastened at one end to said shell, a means on said spring member adapted to engage apertures in said band member `and a plunger fastened at lthe other end of said spring member and extending from said shell to permit manipulation of said spring member relative to said shell whereby the position of said band member with respect to sai-d shell may be changed. f

2. A jar holder comprising a base with means for fastening it to a support, a split cylindrical shell open at both ends forming the Yvertical walls of said holder and fastened at onefend ofthe lower edge of said shell to said base, a lining in said shell, an adjustable means for expanding or contracting said shell to clamp or release a jar comprising a toggle connection between one of the split edges of said shell and a band portion extending into an annular recess in said shell, said band portion having apertures, and a locking meansfor said band portion comprising a spring member vertically mounted and fastened at one end to said shell, a means on said spring member adapted to engage apertures in said band member and a plunger fastened at the other end of said spring member and extending from said shell `to permit manipulation of said spring member relative to said shell whereby the position of said band member with respect to said shell may be changed.

3. A jar holder comprising a base with means for fastening it toa support, a split cylindrical shell open at both ends forming the vertical walls of said holderV and fastened at the lower edge to said base, a resilient, compressible lining in said shell, and adjustable means for expanding and contractinglsaid shell to clamp or release a jar comprising a connecting band portion, a toggle connection between oneof the split edges of said shell and one end of said band portion, the other` end' of said band portion extending into a recess formed between said shell and said lining, said band portion having apertures, and a locking means forV said'band portion comprising a exible member fastened at one end to said shell, a means on said flexible member adapted to engage apertures in said band member, and means on said flexible member extending from said shell to' lpermit manipulation of said member relative to :saidshelL said resilient and compressible lining cooperatinggwithsaid exible member to return it to locking position after it hasV been .released by manual movement.

f ANTHONY SKARADZINSKI.

.STEPHEN SKARADZINSKI.

RAYVLOCKE.4 

